Well I missed "the panic", was too troublesome to keep up with the international tracking, so I just kicked back and waited. It would get here when it got here
I was just thinking that it would probably be another week or so,(maybe longer if it got held up in customs for a bit, when this past Saturday it arrived
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Today was the first time I've had the chance to play with it. Having zero experience with genesis style attomizers , I had some trepidation..
Well I layed out all my gear, made a wick and coil a la igetcha69's DiD vid..
1.) DiD and parts, mesh,etc.
2.) plumbers torch and water to quench(I have a chefs torch also, but the plumbers torch seems way stronger, it worked perfectly at any rate).
3.) Juice/tweezers/did wrench/bic lighter
4.) iPad with Mr.Mann's links to this thread, and igetcha69's YouTube vid.
Seemed to work fine, first coil was bit shaky, second one is a bit low on the ohms but no hotspots, massive vapor, guessing taste will dial n a bit as it breaks in. The second time I wrapped the coil on a 2mm bit separately, then slid the wick in. (I saw that in another vid somewhere, sorry i dont remember where, it worked though and the coils were much neater.) I was fully prepared to go buy some rolling papers, or possibly find out what the Jack Frost method actually is, but no need..The wick seems to be spot on. The thing hits like a mack truck! Next coil definately gonna shoot for a few more coils. I'm in the 1.2-1.4 range, a bit too low for my liking. Just thinking as I type this it would be easier to over coil, can always take one away, adding one not gonna happen
All in all pretty excited at my first attempt, it's certainly vapable and I feel like I have enough of a grasp of it to do it better next time..
My biggest worry was that I'm just not all that handy/mechanically inclined. Very glad to see that it's not really required
I think the wick is a winner,which is good because I should be able to use it for a good long while right?
The only thing I truly found "fiddly" about the entire coil making process was trying to get the two brass nuts to come together tightly enough and where I wanted them at the same time.
I think I am going to have to drop the nic level, I'm getting 2X the vapor so I imagine I'm also getting a good bit more nic as well.
How long does it take to "break in"? And what exactly is breaking in? The coil? The wick? I'm curious.
All in all I'm thrilled with my purchase and really looking forward to perfecting my build. Thanks to everyone who has contributed their expertise in this thread, I actually felt like I had a clue what I was doing when I got started..
Last but most, THANKS JIM!! Your work is amazing, I feel like I'm in control of my vaping life now. The powers that be can do what they like, I've got an atty for life! I'm no longer dependent on disposable parts! Woot!! And no sacrifice involved, in fact it's a HUGE improvement! Thank you, thank you, thank you!.
